[il-talk] Board meeting agenda

[Gregory Chang Patti]

DRAFT Agenda
8/25/12 NFBI Board Meeting 
Holiday Inn O’Hare  5615 N. Cumberland Ave. Chicago IL 
And via conference call218 936 1200 code 6324  code 6324 

Note we will convene from 9:00 to 10:30 and then go protest.  We will return at 12:30 and will have a working box lunch $15 per person.  We will work through until we are finished.  

Please let me know what I have forgotten:

AGENDA 
Minutes from : 3/29/12  e-mailed 8/11/12
Minutes from 5/1/12  e-mailed 8/17/12 

Treasurer’s First Quarter Report  e-mailed 8/11/12 
Treasurer’s Second Quarter Report 
Treasurer’s unofficial up to date balance 
Bonds and CDs  - Glenn appointed to research these. 

Confidentiality

background checks - Glenn, Bill and Patti

National convention
National Meeting Reports  All listed have been e-mailed 
	Library
	State legislation 
	Board meeting  
communications 
resolutions

See attached if you do not recall which you were assigned to cover.   If you can do so, a written report prior to our Board Mtg would be helpful. 

New attendees: 
Jernigan winners
Vendors
Scholarship winners 

Board of directors – slate?

State convention
Agenda – see attached for notes on the agenda and planning thus far. 

Planning for 2013
We have already committed to Freedom Link and a Parent/TVI seminar
no 2013 convention sponsorship
What about a bell program?

Annual reports
	Legislation e-mailed 4/30/12 and 8/12/12 
	Spring Seminar e-mailed 5/6/12 and 8/11/12 

T-Shirt fund raiser with IABS
NABS rep


Committee reports
Sales
Membership
PR
Newsletter
legislation - Parent rights bill
 



For national convention

Denise Avant 
Fed Legis
Resolution

Mary Lou Grunwald 
Merchants
Membership

Leslie Hamric
Membership
Public relations

Steve Hastalis
State legislation
National legislation

Glenn Moore
Grants
White cane

Debbie Pittman 
State bills
Public relations

Jemal Powell 
State legislation
Fed legislation 

Cathy Randall 
Library
Grant
Basics

Rose Sloan 
NABS
BOARD meeting 

Debbie stein
Resolutions
Communications 
 





Convention Notes:  An “ok” means that this item has been confirmed at least one.  

Friday afternoon seminar:

Judo Self-Defense Demo 
Marco ok
Nikky ok
Howard wilson

Resolution Friday afternoon at 4:00.
George resolutions ok 

Friday night 
Scholarship dinner ok
At large dinner ok ??

Tech  and exhibitor session 6:00 to 7:00 p.m.
A t guys ok
En vision ok 
E m vetu inc   Ok 
Horizons ok
Hadley ok

Want to start IDOL at 7:30 
Idol rose Sloan ok 

Politicians:  invited for Saturday day or banquet 
Cong Quigley
Cong: Chakowski maybe 
State rep
State senator 


Saturday 

Parent Breakfast 

National Report 

Teacher of tomorrow panel
stacy Jena ok
Brian Mohls ok 

breakout in the A.M. for Significant Others 
Parent and students lunches 

Afternnon breakouts for teen scene after parents 

Vemdors
Nicky gacos ok
Raven ok 
John Gordon ok and 
Ed Birmingham ok 
Rogers 

Employment Panel 
Adrienne Asch ok
Cary Supalo ok


Banquet 
MC Denise ok
Awards  Patti Ok 
Performance Leslie ok 

Sunday 

Student Breakfast 

Braille is Beautiful Debbie ok
  
Cancer panel 
Connie ?
Gina ok 
Patricia Bissel ok 

National Federation of the blind center  representatives – invited no answer yet 

Misc
Parents Debbie Stein ok 
Framcisco kid camp ok
Glenn  registration ok 
Info Roberta ok 
teen scene Dale ok
S o b bob and Francisco ok 
Rep Carl Jacobson ok 





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Please donate to our annual appeal by sending your tax deductible donation to our treasurer:  Glenn Moore Treasurer PO Box 1065 Elgin, IL 60121.  Thank you. 

Patti Gregory Chang Esq.
Chair, NFB Scholarship Committee
President, NFBI
pattichang at att.net